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Here lies
Here lies...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the diseased Elimelch 
  
Here lies an old man who walked in the way of integrity, his soul rose to the
heavens, acted with righteousness all the days of his life,  from a good stock
and wholesome people, his name will not be forgotten for many
generations, lived in wisdom all his days, our teacher
the rabbi Elimelch son of our teacher the rabbi Moshe [Moses]
died ? Tevet  5678 [December 1917/January 1918]…….
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
Died with a good reputation 24 Tevet 5674 by the abbreviated era [22 January 1914]
 
Here lies
a God-fearing upright honest man, a scholar
prominent in the Torah who did not stop studying all of his life, 
was engaged in charitable work…..
[the remainder is below ground] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died with a goo...
Died with a good reputation 24 Tevet 5674 by the abbreviated era [22 January 1914]
 
Here lies
Died with a goo...
Here lies
a man upright, honest and charitable, supported and gave
from his money to the poor, shared his bread with the hungry,
his home was wide open and those who entered hungry came out
satisfied,  maintained the poor and his family, our teacher
Binyamin [Benjamin] son of our teacher and rabbi Eliyahu 
died 12 Iyar 5659
[22 April 1899]  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life     
 Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a ma...
Here lies
a man upright, honest and charitable, supported and gave
from his money to the poor, shared his bread with the hungry,
his home was wide open and those who entered hungry came out
satisfied,  maintained the poor and his family, our teacher
Binyamin [Benjamin] son of our teacher and rabbi Eliyahu 
died 12 Iyar 5659 [ 22 April 1899]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life     
 Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a ma...
Here lies
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A man tender in years who walked in the way of integrity, 
Mr. Yehiel son of Meir Kalman died on Yom Kippur 5700
[Saturday 4 Tishrei -  17 September 1939]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A man tender in...
A beloved man, many loved his name, conducted his trade with
trust to the day of his death,  didn’t abstain from  
giving donations from his wealth,  was merciful and 
followed the ways of the Torah, his good deeds will be remembered 
and he will be giving the right to testify in favor of his sons,   
surely he is our teacher and rabbi Yisrael [Israel]  Menachem son of Yehudah [Judah] 
? ? 5680 by the abbreviated era  [1919/1920]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A beloved man, ...
A beloved man many loved his name, conducted his trade with
trust to the day of his death,  didn’t abstain from  
giving donations from his wealth,  was merciful and 
followed the ways of the Torah, his good deeds will be remembered 
and he will be giving the right to testify in favor of his sons,   
surely he is our teacher and rabbi Yisrael [Israel]  Menachem  son of Yehudah [Judah] 
? ? 5680 by the abbreviated era  [1919/1920]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A beloved man m...
The lion, King of the Animals, symbolizes strength and power. We sometimes see the lion standing guard, protecting and supporting other symbols, especially crowns or pillars.
The lion, King ...
The crown of priesthood.
Here lies

Was merciful to the day of his death, feared God and enjoyed
the labor of his hands, was honest in his ways all of his days,
from a good stock from wholesome people,  our teacher and rabbi
Chaim son of Yektuel HaCohen died 24 Nisan 5690 [2 April 1930] 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
The crown of pr...
The prominent scholar….in the Torah….. the eminent teacher and rabbi…..25 Elul
5665 [25 September 1905]…. [the remainder is illegible] 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
The prominent s...
…..5685 [1924/1925] by the abbreviated era 
 Here lies an old man full of days, enjoyed the labor of his hands,
went every day to the synagogue, he is Shimon son of the late
our teacher and rabbi Yehudah [Judah] of blessed memory
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Yosef Zev

Here lies an elderly scholar the famous ?    
The crown of good name. 
 Died 15 Tevet 5671 [5 January 1911] 
 May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Our teacher and rabbi Yosef [Joseph] Zev son of the pious  
our teacher and rabbi Avraham [Abraham] Shemuel.
 God-fearing, studied the Torah days and nights, his trusted hands  
circumcised many boys, endangered his life to travel to far away places,
his good deeds and his kindness will speak for his soul,  was rewarded   
and rewarded many with his pleasant prayers and ?, respected to the Lord 
with his throat and poured his heart ?, did not set time for prayers but
his qualities were like pearls and gold          
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...